The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-08-06

corner grocery must have gained some
hint OF Hannah's hoard, for soon he
became markedly attentive. Harry
was away at school, and his nurse,
with plenty Of time on her hands, first
paused in amazed establishment at the
''cheek of the Teller" when he began
to talk soft nonsense to her, then
her big heart, lonely for ''her boy"
hungering for love, stood still while
she listened to the old. old story. told
from lying lips.
When she came to speak to me Of
her approaching marriage, and with
whom, ! could hardly believe my ears.
She was n Of these women who long
look thirty, look it when they are
eighteen and when they are forty-five,
and Hannah was, I think, every day
Of the latter, while her husband, that
was to be, could not be over twenty
five years of age.
She so blushed and stammered and
looked so utterly foolish and entirely
happy when giving the information,
that I had not the heart to tell her she
was a kind. good fool-it would have
been of no use then, and l thought,
"well, here is always a home for her."
so congratulated her and helped on
the inevitable and gave her much to-
ward dress and housc-fitting.
Often the year after, she was at my
home. very hopeful of the business in
which she had established her young
husband; but her visits grew less fire.
quent, and when she came she seemed
not SO joyous and bright in anticipa-
ton.
That awful panic swept all before it
and my poor husband went down with
the rest. All was lost save honor. We
gave up every thing, and he considered
himself fortunate in obtaining a book
keepers position at a very moderate
salary.
Harry. almost a man, came back
from college. and little Lii and Mary.
born within the last five years, kept
me so busy l had no time to fret at
changes-I had to work.
But misfortunes never come singly.
In some way that dreadful scourge,
typhoid fever. invaded our home, and
my two darlings, my youngest. were
stricken down. Harry. who had not
yet secured a situation, aided me nebiy,
and together we watched and fought
and nursed until the babies were out OF
danger, and then-horror of all-my
brave boy was attacked. I thought
then I was forsaken of God. The ri
ing after the doctor had pronounced
Harry's sickness as the certain malady,
l sat in the shabby parlor, head in
hands, almost reckless.
heard a door open. heard a heavy
step, but looked not up.
"Yes'm. Annar. I'm come. JUS
rest yourself'm IN. for you seem dead
tired. Hill tend to things"
II was Hannah!-good Hannah.
How she found us out, how long she
had watched us, I do not know, but
she had came in the nick of time. She
h ad already taken off her bonnet and
shawl. and even in my misery Noticed
how shappy they wcre. and was nov.
ing about and doing needed work just
as though nearly six years had not
elapsed since we looked each other in
the face.
What she felt when she entered Har-
rvs, '.her boys" room and found him
in the clutches Of the terrible disease,
God knows. and l think l do. but she
made no sign-she went to work. l
was ordered to attend to the rest OF
the family; "hit were my judy" but
carry, her boy" was to be left to her.
He could have no more loving, pa
tient, faithful nurse. friend or rela-
tive, even in me, his mother, than he
found in that good woman.
Once l asked where her husband
was. -,
"E's gone'm han . good radiance
hof bad rubbage; but Hive got
henough t do without wages'm' 50
don't you worry" and that is oil l
ever knew.
Harry died. -
Can / write more or describe my an
puishp It is useless to try.
Then Hannah was taken with the
fell destroyer. She tried to rally and
leave the house, as though l could or
would have let her 60.
She did not try to recover. she
seemed to court the end. and when J.
stunned ont Of all fear BY this time'
nursed her at tho last, ! envied her inc
speedy happy departure. ,.
with my face close to hers l ca"sht
the parting. dying words.
"Him 'appy'm, hill soon see my
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